If the Market Supply and Demand Curves for a Common

question 187

Multiple Choice

If the market supply and demand curves for a common resource include all costs and benefits to society from production and consumption,the common resource will:

• A)be underused.
• B)be overused.
• C)be used at the socially optimal level.
• D)impose an external cost on society.

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